Where does “przyssawka” come from?

przyssawka (Polish) comes from Polish przyssać, from Polish ssać, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

przyssawka (Polish): sucker

Definitions

  1. sucker

Ancestry of “przyssawka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzyssaćto stick using suction
2Polishssaćto suckle, to suck milk from a nursing mother; to...
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś- →